My dad passed away last year, a year ago today, in fact. I went yesterday to visit the site on Blue Ridge Parkway where we spread his ashes, spent some time praying, crying, remembering, laughing, and deciding. I remembered I’ll see him again one day. I was Tweeting a lot of these, and decided they … Read more
Thanks to the power of teh internets and modern technologies, I was able to put the video recording of my dad’s memorial service online. Mainly I did this for the relatives and friends who couldn’t make it for one reason or another. This video is 47 minutes long, so don’t jump into it thinking it’s … Read more
In Loving Memory of Terry Howard Myers June 7th, 1950 – June 8th, 2008 Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
OK… I know I’ve been accused of having a morbid sense of curiosity, and maybe it’s not right to talk about some things, but you know what? It’s my father. If it helps me grieve, then I can write whatever I want. That being said, Dad’s “cremains” arrived today. That’s the funeral home guy’s word, … Read more
The family night for my dad’s passing is tonight. We’re having “Family Night” in lieu of a viewing, since Dad’s being cremated. We are borrowing an urn, since Dad is being shipped off to the crematory in a city near the beach and won’t be back until Thursday. We were in the funeral home again … Read more
This morning we got up, knowing that at just about any time, we could get a phone call saying dad had passed. Mom took me to McDonald’s and we had breakfast with Grandma. We went on to church, and had morning services at 8am. After services, I went on to Sunday School, but I was … Read more
I’m at my Mom’s home, five hours away from where I live now. The reason for this trip was supposed to be so that I could see my dad before the liver cancer got to the point where he couldn’t recognize anyone, but that’s pretty much out the window. When I arrived Friday afternoon, my … Read more